Control system



Jan. 31, 1933, H.. STEIN CONTROL SYSTEI Filed Jan. 30, 1951 2 SheetsSheet 1 Fig.

Inventor 5 Herbert Stein,

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H. STEIN CONTROL SYSTEM.

Filed Jan. so, 1931 2 Sheets-Shae; 2

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tors so that the several sections of the drive are uniformly decelerated from their normal operating speed to rest.

In order to obtain lap-form feeding without the usual disturbances in carding sets and the like, a proximate synchronism of the mdividual r1ve motors is required. In this case it is not absolutely necessary that the motors operate in absolute synchromsm s nce if the speeds of the individual motors d1fier slightly from each other withm .moderate limits, only a constant delay the lap-form feeding occurs without any dificultms aris- {Index-the usual conditions of o rationthe motors have approximate sync ronism in the case of moderate load fluctuations occurring during normal operation, since the motors operate with a very small slip when all the starting resistance has been cut out and she rotor windings have been short circuite Difliculties durin the deceleration and stopping of the in ividual motors of thedrive have arisen, however, due to the unequal centrifugal moments of the individual motors and the sections of the machine driven thereby, and as a result of these unequal moments the individual motors as well as the sections of the machine which are respectively driven thereby do not decelerate unifo ly. -Moreover, it is desirableto apply braking to the motors during deceleration in order to obtain the shortest possible periods of deceleration and stopping of the individual drive motors.

The present'invention renders possible a uniform deceleration of all the motors of the drive and at the same time a very rapid braking of the asynchronous motors, which are electrically coupled with each other both on the stator and rotor side, is produced by disconnecting a single stator phase of each of the motors from the network and short circuiting all of these disconnected stator phases through a common resistance. This common resistance serves to dissipate the stored ener quite rapidly and as a result a uniform bra ing effect is applied to all of the motors.

The parallel connections between the windings of the rotors cause the motors to decelerate uniformly, i. e., operate in synchronism during the decelerating operation,

due to the large synchronizing torques produced thereby and which increase with decreasing speed of motors. It is only when the drive has been brought completely to rest that all of the phases of the stator windings of the individual motors are disconnected from the network.

For a better and more complete understandinlg1 of the invention, reference should now be ad to the following specification and to the accompanyin drawings in which Figs. 1 and 2 are simple iagrammatical representations of the stator circuit that are established for the decelerating and braking of delta andstar wound motors respectively; and Fig. 3 is a sim 1e diagrammatical illustration of a control er for effecting the necessa connections.

eferring now to Fig. 1 of the drawin the stator windings of a plurality of de ta wound alternating current motors 10, 11 and 12 are supplied with alternating current from any su1table source such for example as thatrepresented in the drawings by the three supply lines 13, 14 and 15. As shown in the drawings the primary winding of the motor 10 comprises the three-phase winding 10., 10 and 10 the primary windin of the motor 11 comprises three phase windings 11., 11, and 11 and the primary winding of the motor 12 comprises the three phase windin 12., 12,, and 12 respectively. During t e decelerating and braking operation of these motors a single phase winding of each of the motors is disconnected from the source and all of these disconnected phases are short circuited through the common single phase resistor 16. As shown in the drawings one terminal of each of the single phase windings 10 11, and 12,, of the primary windings of ELECTRIC comm,

the motors 10, 11 and 12 is disconnected from the line 13 and connections are established between these disconnected terminals and a terminal of'the resistor 16 so that these three single phase windings are all short circuited by the resistor 16.

In Fig. 2 the primary windings of the m0- tors 17, 18 and 19 are shown as being starconnected and as being supplied from any suitable source of alternating current supply such for example as that represented in the drawings by the three supply lines 20, 21 and 22. The primary winding of the motor 17 comprises the three phase windings 17., 17 and 17,; that of the motor 18 comprises the three windings 18., 18. and 18.; while that of the motor 19 comprises the three windings 19., 19,, and 19 respectively. The conductor 23 serves to interconnect the three neutral points 17 18. and 19. of the primary windings of the several motors so that the primary windings of the several motors have a common neutral. During. the braking and decelerating operation of the several motors the line terminals of a single phase of each of the primary windings is disconnected from the source, e. g., as shown in the drawings the line terminals for the single phase windings 17., 18 and 19,, are disconnected from the line 22 and these threesingle phase windings are short circuited upon the common single phase resistor 24 as shown in the draw- I: will thus be observed that in both cases, i. e., delta and star connected primaries, a single phase of each of the primary windi is disconnected from the network and 18 short circuited through a common resistor. In the case of star connected motors resistance is also inserted in a common rotor circuit of all of the motors in order to provide a better braking efl'ect.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings the individual motors 25 26 and 27 are shown as bein providedwith three phase star connec primary windings and two phase V-connected secondary windings; the primary windings being sup lied from any suitable source of wer suc for example as that represented m the drawings by the supply lines 28, 29 and 30. The neutral points of the stator wind- 1 are connected to' the common resistance the drawin 31 y means of the common neutral wire 32. A common starti resistance 33 shown in as a wo phase starting resista'nee in con ormity with the two phase rotor windings of the individual motors is connected in the rotor circuit of the motors as shown. A suitable multi-point master controller 34, is shown in the drawings as of the drum controller type; it being provided with stationary fingersand cooperating segments for establishing the necessary starting, runnin and braking connections.

1th the above understanding of the ele- -motors 25, 26 and 27 is accuse ments comprising an embodiment of the invention, the o ration will readily be understood from e detailed description which follows. Assuming to be started, the controller 34 is operated into its first operative position. The terminals of the motors 25, 26 and 27 are connected to the su ply source 28, 29 and through the con uctors 35, 36 and 37, the fingers 35., 36. and 37., and the fingers 28,, 29., and 30. by means of the cooperating segments on the controller. It will be observed that in the first position of the controller all of the starting resistance 33 is in circuit with the secondary windings of the motors. In the second position of the master controller the point 38 of the starting resistance is connected through the contact fingers 38. and 39. with the point 39 so that a section 38-'39 of the starting resistance is short circuited.

In the third position of the master controller an additional section of the starting resistance is short circuited due to the short circuiting of the points 40 and 38 by means of the contact fingers 40. and 38. and the cooperating segment on the master controller. In the fourth position of the master controller all of the starting resistance is short circuited due to the connection of the points 41 and 42 with the point 38 through the fingers 41., 42. and 38. and the cooperating segments in the master controller. The drive has thus been accelerated to its normal operating speed.

Now if the drive is to be decelerated and stopped, the master controller is operated to its fifth position. Itwill be observed that in this position of the master controller the conductor 37 is disconnected from the phase 30 of the supply source so that if a single phase of the primary windings of each of t e disconnected from the supply, as shown in the drawings, the disconnected phases are 25., 26. and 27. respectively. The line terminals of these disconnec phases are connected through the fingers 31., 37. and the coo rating segment of the master controller wit one terminal of the single phase resistance 31, the opposite terminal of which is connected by means of the conductor 82 to the neutral point of each of the primary windings of the respective motors. It will also be observed that a rtion of the starting resistance is reinsert in the secondary windings of the motors due to the open circuiting of the contact fingers 41., 42. by the cooperating segment of the master controller. In the fifth position, therefore, the stator windings of the-motors are conn as shown in Fig. 2 so that the entire drive is rapidly and uniformly braked to rest.

The master controller 34 is designed in such a manner that after it has been moved into the fifth position to establish the braking connections just described, it may be moved dinow that the motors arev rectly in the same direction of rotation to the neutral position. This arrangement has the following purpose: If as in the well-known arrangements the braking position of the master controller were arranged ahead of the running position 1-3, difliculties would arise during the starting eration upon operation of the master contro ler beyond the braking position. These difliculties arise when for any reason, such for example as owing to the premature operation of the master controller from the braking to the neutral position, the motors have not decelerated uniformly so that on stopping the individual rotors of the various motors would all be out of step with each other. Consequently u on operating the master controller throug the braking position if ahead of the starting position and in which only one phase of each of the motors is connected to the system, hunting of the motors would arise. By arranging the braking stepbetween the last operating position of the master controller and the neutral position it is unnecessary to operate the controller through the braking step upon starting the motors so that the above-mentioned difliculty is avoided.

the like comprising a plurality of asynchronous alternating current motors of the wound rotor type, connections between the stator windings of said motors and a source of power, means comprising electrical connections between the'rotor windings of said motors .for roviding substantially synchronous operation of said motors when running at normal speed, a resistance, and means comprising a switching device for interrupting the connections between one stator phase of each of said motors and the source and short circuiting said disconnected stator phases on said resistance while leaving the remainder of said connections unchanged so as to brake all of said motors to rest uniformly.

3. A sectional drive for carding sets and the like comprising a plurality of alternating current motors of the wound rotor type having star connected primary windings,

connections between said primary windings and a source of power, additional connections between therotor windings of said motors to provide ,for substantially synchronous running operation of said motors a single phase primary resistance, a secondary resistance device, and means comprising a switching device for interrufpting t e connections between the terminals 0 one phase of the stator wind ings of each of said motors and said source and connecting'said prima resistance between the neutral point of said primary windings and said terminals and for insertin said secondary resistance in said additiona connections so as to brake all of said motors uniform]; to rest.

4. sectional motor drive for carding sets and the like comprising a plurality of wound rotor induction motors, connections between the primary windings of said motors and a source of power, additional connections between the secondary windings of all of said motors, a single phase primary resistance, and means com rising a master controller having a neutra position and a pluralityof operating positions, said controller being operable from said neutral position to one of said operative ositions to establish said connections, opera 1e in the same direction to a second operative position to interrupt the connections between the terminals of one phase of the primary windings of all of said motors and the source. and connecting said primary resistance in circuit with said disconnected primary phases, and operable in the same direction to said neutral position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of January, 1931.

HERBERT STEIN. 

